Gérard Guillaumaud

Gérard Guillaumaud (1961 – November 29, 2006), was a French Air Force test pilot.

Gérard Guillaumaud
Died
Tussenhausen, Bavaria,  Germany
Cause of deathAviation accident
Nationality France

Guillaumaud was born in France and was a graduate of the National Test Pilot School (NTPS) in Mojave, California.

Guillaumaud was piloting a demonstration flight aboard the second Grob G180 SPn test aircraft (Aircraft registration: D-CGSP). When he was approaching the Mindelheim-Mattsies airport both elevators and the left horizontal stabilizer separated from the aircraft.[1] the G180 hit the ground and Guillaumaud died in the impact.

In 2004 he completed a non-stop crossing of the north Atlantic in a Diamond DA42 Twin Star and according to the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) he holds a number of world records in aviation.[2] The European Flight Test Safety Award was established by his fiancée Heidi Biermeier to honour him and his life’s work.

References
  1. Flight International 19 December 2006
  2. "Fédération Aéronautique Internationale". Archived from the original on 2006-05-12. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
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